Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-07-14
CassIille.

CassVille.
The glorious Fourth has come and
passed. We had good program,
and even though great deal on the
program Qike Moreste's balcony did
not materialize. we had on the whole
very enjoyable time. The grove,
shady this year, was in the best con-
dition for picnicing. Owing to the
many celebrations in the surrounding
country the crowd was not as large as
we have seen here on similar occasions.
About 1900 to 1000 people were pres
emit.
Hon. ID. B. Stevens, president of the
day, had the exercises on the stand in
perfect clock-work order.
The chaplain was non est.
Professor Clyde r. Showalter read
the Declaration in clear voice. Then
followed some choice music by the
band. and the singing of some patriotic
songs by Prof. Showalter and num-
Der of students, male and female, from
the Normal Review School.
The principal feature of the day
came when the president introduced
the orator, VIM. ID. McHugh. of Galena.
Mr.. McHugh is splendid speaker, has
clear voice, and in we'll chosen Lam
guage he spoke to his audience for
about three-quarters of an hour, hold
ing them spell-bound. The grafton was
voted by all, old and young, to be the
best production of a Fourth of July
Grafton they had ever heard at Cass.
vile. There was no North, no South,
no East, nor West, no bloody TURNER'S.
1t was delivered in true patriotic
American way to all American citizens.
We feel inclined, whenever the people
of his district nominate Mr.. McHugh
for Congress, to go down to our old
stamping ground, Galena. and talk
McHugh to our old German friends.
The marshal, Mr.. F. II. Beilharz,
kept good order throughout the day.
The fact that no intoxicants we're al
lowed to be sold on the ground aided
materially in bringing about this state
of affairs. Only one or two drunken
men were seen on the ground, who. it
seems, were purposely filled with very
mean whisky by men of very small
stature (O to abuse men in the crowd
who had never laid straw in their
way. Such actions are the best posi-
bic lectures in favor of prohibition and
can not fail in gaining supporters to
the prohibition cause.
The afternoon was passed in telling
stories, listening to some very good
music furnished by the Cassvillo band
and some excellent songs by the choir.
No toasts. Our old toast ster,
Esquire Rockefeller, was sorely missed.
Since his death not another has arisen
who can so acceptablv fill the position.
He was off-hand, rough and ready.
Some years ago we had the promise of
some prominent speaker to deliver the
Grafton, who on the morning of the
Fourth did not materialize. AT nearly
noon we received letter stating that
our orator was sick. A Fourth eff July
celebration minus an orator could not
be thought Of, and Esq. Rockefeller
had to fill both the place of orator and
toast-master, and he did it admirably.
Alas! Jacob Rockefeller is no more.
He has gone to the happy hunting
ground.
At O'Clock in the evening our band
accompanied Mr.. McHugh and his
friend J. E. Kelby to the depot where
they took the train to return home.
The boys gave three-times-three and q
tiger for McHugh.
AS far as the band is concerned (it
was they who got up the celebration)
it was financially success. The
dance in the evening must have Melted
them nice sum. They sold 105 ball
tickets. Eighty couples ate their sup
per at the Denniston House, and quite
a large number were at the Cottage
Hotel.
+. Beilharz this morning stood be-
tween the smoke stacks on the steamer
Emma" The Emma is towing
barges laden with brush or rock for the
river improvement, and in the morning
takes the men FROM Cassville to Buena
Vista to their work and back again in
the evening. Fritz is Captain Fritz now.
Prof. Showaltsr's Normal Review
School is progressing finely. The
students, both male and female, max Q
a splendid appearance on the street in
going to and coming from school They
are apparently an earnest, industrious
lot of young people, bound to succeed.
Under the guidance Of Prof. Showalter
and his able assistant Prof. w. A..
Cuudy, il they will follow the exa mple
and precepts of their instructors. they
will be the gamers both morally and
intellectually. The school numbers
about sixty students.
Following are the names of the pu-
pills enrolled in Prof. c. Il. Showalter's
Normal Review School, up to Friday
evening, July Sth.
Jerome Bishop ..................... .Beetown